Press Release

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 27 October 2015: The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, leaves Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday 27 October 2015, for New Delhi, India, to attend the Third Africa-India Summit currently being held in New Delhi, India, and scheduled to last from the 26 to 29 October 2015. The objectives of the Summit include improving the existing diplomatic, political and economic partnership between African countries and India, in addition to increasing development cooperation between both parties.

The AU Commission Chairperson will be joining other African Heads of State and Government participating in the Summit in New Delhi.

“I am pleased to participate in this Summit, and welcome the opportunity to discuss ways of boosting the long-standing relationship between Africa and India, across specific sectors of comparative advantage, in line with Africa’s Agenda 2063,” Dr. Dlamini Zuma said before leaving the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Aside from participating in the Summit discussions, Dr. Dlamini Zuma will also hold bilateral meetings with some Heads of various delegations.

Over a thousand dignitaries and delegates have gathered in India’s capital city of New Delhi, including Heads of State and Government, Ministers, business leaders, Regional Economic Communities and other non-State actors.

The Africa-India Summit unfolds at three levels: the governmental level, the foreign ministries and finally senior government officials. The Senior Officials began meeting with their Indian counterparts, Monday 26 October 2015, at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex. The Summit ends on 29 October 2015, with the adoption of a final declaration of the Heads of State and Government.